William Chetwood

William Chetwood (17 June 1771-17 December 1857) was a member of the US House of Representatives (W-NJ) from 5 December 1836 to 3 March 1837, succeeding Philemon Dickerson and preceding John Bancker Aycrigg.

Biography
William Chetwood was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1771, and he became a lawyer in 1796 and became prosecutor of pleas for Essex County before serving as a major and an aide to Henry Lee III during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1836 to 1837, and he also served as Mayor of Elizabeth from 1839 to 1841. He died in Elizabeth in 1857.